PLEASE HELP!! weird chicken behavior

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

I was standing in my Coop and one of my chickens was shaking their head constantly like they were saying no. What does that mean? I also realized one of my other chickens is constantly yawning while closing her eyes and ruffling her neck feathers. What else what does that mean? Do I have some kind of parasite or worm infestation?

 

[nuthatched]

The yawn is the chicken rearranging her crop, the shaking could just be an itch or a feather bothering her

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

The yawn is the chicken rearranging her crop, the shaking could just be an itch or a feather bothering her

Are there any other signs I should be looking for or be concerned for? Is there anything I can do to help with rearranging her crop or a itch or feather?

 

[aart]

Have you checked them over real well for mites and/or lice?

Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).

Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

Have you checked them over real well for mites and/or lice?

Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).

Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

Okay will do a big check tonight and will get back with answers

 

[Sammster]

Okay will do a big check tonight and will get back with answers

How did you make out with the skin check? Sounds like a tricky procedure to perform

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

How did you make out with the skin check? Sounds like a tricky procedure to perform

I don't think we have any mites or lice but we went back on gapeworms because it looked like they were gaping but they were just hot. I watch some videos of songs of gapeworms but nothing matched. Hopefully we should be good for now! Thank you to everybody!!